IBA offers social-networking workshop
The intersection of business and social networking will be the topic of discussion at a roundtable event hosted by Independence Business Alliance, the local LGBT chamber of commerce, from 12:30-2 p. m. March 3 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.
The discussion will allow local businesspeople to share ideas and suggestions on how they can take advantage of social-networking outlets like Facebook and LinkedIn to advance the success of their businesses.
Participants are invited to bring lunch.
The event is free to all IBA members and non-members.
GSA hosts book sale
The Gay Straight Alliance at Penn State Brandywine will host a used-book sale to raise money for the club’s future programming.
The sale, which will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 6-8 in the Lion’s Den of the Commons Building, will feature more than 10,000 books from myriad genres, including romance, murder mystery, sports and historical fiction. Most hardcover books will be $1, with paperbacks for 50 cents and children’s books for 25 cents.
Penn State Brandywine is located at 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media.
Catholic critic comes to Philly
The Rev. Thomas Doyle, who was famously released from his position with the Vatican embassy in Washington, D.C., after penning a report on the prevalence of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, will lead a local discussion on the future of the church.
Doyle will speak on behalf of the American Catholic Council, which seeks to foster a more accepting and affirming environment within the Catholic Church, at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown Ave., in the Social Room of Fourneir Hall.
The event is free, but goodwill offerings will be accepted.
— Jen Colletta